1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/network/networkd.c b/src/network/networkd.c
index 00e9a5f3da..a80740bbea 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd.c
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                 goto out;
         }
 
+        /* Always create the directories people can create inotify
+         * watches in. */
+        mkdir_label("/run/systemd/network/links", 0755);
+        mkdir_label("/run/systemd/network/leases", 0755);
+
         r = manager_new(&m);
         if (r < 0) {
                 log_error("Could not create manager: %s", strerror(-r));